Community Unit School District No. 1
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Instruction
Exhibit - Resolution Declining Requests to Accept Non-Resident Choice Students
WHEREAS, schools identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under the
federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §6316, as added by the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001, must offer their students the choice of attending other schools that have not been
so identified (so-called “choice students”);
WHEREAS, this School District may be requested by other school districts to accept and enroll
students currently attending a school identified for school improvement, corrective action, or
restructuring;
WHEREAS, no school in this School District has adequate resources, capacity, and/or staffing that
would make it a candidate for accepting non-resident choice students from non-district schools
without harming the educational program it currently offers.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. The District will not enter into intergovernmental agreement to accept non-resident
students from non-District schools identified for school improvement, corrective action,
or restructuring;
2. The District will not accept non-resident choice students for enrollment, other than
pursuant to: (1) an intergovernmental or cooperative agreement; (2) a binding order from
a court having appropriate jurisdiction; (3) foreign exchange students accepted pursuant
to District policy; or (4) State or federal law requiring the District to accept a nonresident students.
3. The Superintendent shall keep the School Board apprised of any change in conditions
that might cause the Board to reconsider this Resolution.
ADOPTED THIS ___ DAY OF ___, 200___, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES:___
NAYS:___
ABSENT:___
ATTEST: _______________________________ _________________________________
PRESIDENT, BOARD OF EDUCATION SECRETARY, BOARD OF EDUCATION
Adopted:
August 18, 2010
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